Dir: John Huston | Cast: Jose Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Colette Marchand | UK Drama 119’

They say success has many proud parents yet failure is an orphan. When the technicians at Technicolor laboratories first set eyes of cameraman Oswald Morris’s extraordinary work capturing the vibrant colour of Nineteenth century Paris they insisted on adding a disclaimer because they didn’t want to be associated with the result.

History has had the last laugh and it went to be only the first of several bold exercises with which John Huston became associated.

in this fictional biopic of French artist Henri de Toulouse Lautrec the casting of Jose Ferrer satisfied the need for a reputable stage actor for the lead but he didn’t begin to emerge himself in the role like Kirk Douglas as Van Gogh in ‘Lust for Life’. The film won the Silver Lion at the 14th Venice Film Festival @RichardChatten

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